How do you check the accuracy of an atomic clock?
The best way to do this would be to compare it to an even more accurate clock, say our readers, but as this doesn't exist, you need two independent clocks
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Can we live on worms alone? Probably not, find scientists
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Tom Gauld on how to invent a subatomic particle
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Twisteddoodles suggests a way to prevent catastrophe
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How a spot of coral cosplay helped put marine pollution on the map
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Earth
Epic images show old mines transformed into a library, lab and museum
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Mind
Are there times when we should cut ties with a toxic family member?
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Did abstract mathematics exist before the big bang?
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This week鈥檚 new questions
What is the largest size an animal can be? And how do I know if what I see is actually there?
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Tom Gauld on an accidental lab order
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Twisteddoodles on the two types of conference speakers
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Physics
Take a look behind the scenes at the world’s largest fusion experiment
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Chemistry
How to make a perfect baked Alaska? It’s all about thermodynamics
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